A big "thanks" from the kids

Pupils go dippy over nature park

Trentham children who enjoyed a fabulous day out at a beautiful Moorlands nature park had such a great time that they created their own colourful "Thank You Book" and sent it to Staffordshire's Countryside Rangers.

The class of six year old children from Ash Green Primary School visited Consall Nature Park in May to explore the fascinating underwater world of pond dipping. They got to see a whole ecosystem bubbling with new life, including frogs, newts, snails and loads of insects and bugs

The children wrote a covering letter from all of them saying:

"All of us had a fantastic day. We loved finding out about the plants and the mini-beasts at Consall. Every one of us learned something and we want to say a big Thank You to you all.

"We hope to visit you again with our families and hope you will remember us. We will definitely remember you."

Every child also wrote their own personal bubble of thanks -

"My favourite animal of the woods was the butterfly, and out of the pond was the newt," said Milly.
"I enjoyed pond dipping. I learned a stickleback fish has three spikes on its back," said Matthew.
"Thanks for showing the little creatures to us - it was great fun," said Alisha.
"My best thing was the woodland walk and Steve told me about the snail," said Sam.
"I enjoyed catching the insects most," said Thomas.

Consall was the first nature park in the UK, bringing together the ideas of a community environmental education and a nature reserve.

It's a fascinating landscape of woodland and ponds, providing a wonderful habitat for a whole range of plants, insects, birds and animals. Consall is Staffordshire's biggest Site of Special Scientific Interest - the top class of nature reserve in the County.

Head Ranger in the North of the County Steve Williams said: "Looking after the all the plant and animals is a real joy, but when you can get the next generation enthusiastic and involved then that is what makes our day. Once you learn to love the natural world then you learn to value what's around you."

Ash Green Head Teacher Nigel Addison added: "Everyone had a great time and learned so much. The Rangers' enthusiasm was infectious. There is so much happening in the natural world. Perhaps that day will have set the seed for a new generation of Bill Oddies from Trentham."

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